Kaoru Inoue is a DJ and a music producer who runs a label called ‘Seeds And Ground’. Since high school to early 20s, throughout the experience of being a guitarist in puck rock bands, in 1989 he first came across with acid jazz and that led him to dive into a DJ culture.

Under the names of Kaoru Inoue and Chari Chari, he has created many musical works and remixes, and has performed at various indoor clubs and outdoor festivals to pursue possibilities of dance music through DJing.

On the other hand, he has also formed a minimal acoustic guitar duo called ‘Aurora Acoustic’ with Daisuke Kojima aka ‘DSK’ in order to expand the range of his musicality.

In 2014, he revived his alias ‘Chari Chari’ as a live band, and in 2016, he released Chari Chari’s new EP ‘Fading Away / Luna de Lobos’ on vinyl. It was the first time for them to release in 14 years after the last release of ‘Aurora EP’, it gave rise to a huge buzz.

In 2018, he released an LP ‘Em Paz’ from a label ‘Groovement’ in Portugal. The LP is a celestial ambient album from the beginning to the end and it contributes a transformative and harmonious listening meditation to the audience.

Even after his 30-year career, his sound is still radical, yet universal that bright up the scene.